His Former Blocker Picks Bests by Bo

Chicago Bears hopeful Curtis Stewart, a fullback who blocked for Bo Jackson at Auburn, told Dan Pompei of the Chicago Sun-Times what he considers to be Jackson’s three greatest feats.

No. 1: Running a 4.16 40-yard dash at 230 pounds.

No. 2: High jumping 6-9 in high school to win a track meet even though he was ridiculously heavy to high jump.

No. 3: Walking into a weight room at Auburn, telling the strength coach he never lifts weights and doesn’t have to, and proceeding to bench press 400 pounds without a strain.

Stewart: “After that, I said the guy can do anything. It’s God’s blessed talent, that’s all.”

Trivia time: Since 1921, there have been seven baseball commissioners. How many can you name?

Social note: From John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, under the heading, “If at first you don’t succeed:

“Rams owner Georgia Frontiere is at it again. Frontiere is getting married for the eighth time on Nov. 8. Husband No. 8 is the distinguished Earle Weatherwax. No, he’s no duke of Earle, but he might be able to play it.

“Weatherwax, you see, was playing the piano at a singles mixer in Newport Beach when he met Frontiere, and it was love at first sight. Now, Earle has Georgia on his mind.”

Now-it-can-be-told Dept.: When New England Patriots cornerback Raymond Clayborn returned to the University of Texas after his rookie season to pursue his degree, he roomed with Heisman Trophy winner Earl Campbell.

Clayborn: “I must have answered the telephone two dozen times a day. I went back to get my degree, and wound up being an answering service.”

The good word: Rev. Jesse Jackson,, who has a son playing for Virginia, was invited by Notre Dame Coach Lou Holtz to speak to his team after it beat the Cavaliers, 36-13, Thursday night.

Holtz told the New York Times: “He spoke of drugs, of hard work, of love and respect of your teammates much better than I could.”

Add Jackson: Yousef Jackson, the politician’s son, is a reserve linebacker who made one of Virginia’s rare standout defensive plays late in the third quarter, stopping Irish fullback Anthony Johnson for a one-yard gain, forcing Notre Dame to try for a field goal.

Still learning: From the Pittsburgh Press: “After St. Louis Cardinals reliever Todd Worrell gave up five runs in the second half of a rain-delayed doubleheader at Cincinnati at 2 a.m., Manager Whitey Herzog said: ‘I learned something about managing again. You know good and well you should never bring a clean liver into a game after 2 a.m., three hours after his bedtime.’ ”

Trivia answer: Kenesaw Mountain Landis (1921-44), Happy Chandler (1945-51), Ford Frick (1951-65), William Eckert (1965-69), Bowie Kuhn (1969-84), Peter Ueberroth (1984-89), A. Bartlett Giamatti (1989).

Quotebook: San Francisco 49ers tackle Bubba Paris, on the departure of coach Bill Walsh, with whom he had an adversary relationship: “I feel like I’ve had 200 pounds of genius taken off my back.”